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 Sahara Desert, West Africa, Morocco, China, Peru, Eastern Turkey,

 Vietnam, EgyptCambodia, Niger, India, and Ladakh, Mali, Mauritania, Niger,

Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo

Photos of the Sahara Desert

Berber Traditions

Sahara Desert Life

 Unique Landscapes of the Sahara desert,  sand dunes, mountains, rice terraces.

 Architecture: villages, mosques, kasbahs, monasteries, temples, Taj Mahal

Portraits of tribal people Dogon, Moors and veiled men of the Touareg, Moors, Bella, Berber, Gnaoua, Haratine

 Embroidered costumes of the Ribari of Kutch

 Beauty contests of the men of Africa's  Woodabe 

Religious ceremonies, Hindu, Buddhist, Theyyam rites in Kerala, India,

Dances of Incan tribes in the mountains of Peru

Photographs are accompanied by descriptions of the fast disappearing way of life in these exotic lands. Notes on  dress, custom, food, work and way of life. 

    Photos of nomads    Chinese villagersChina-Pigs in Picture windowMorocco-Nomads-sheep-market

Portraits of horses, camels, sheep and pig

                    Slide Shows:

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TURKEY

Eastern Turkey:   From Trabzon to Gazientep.  Following Turkey's eastern borders from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean.  Includes photos of Ani,  Lake Van, Kars, Erzerum, Isaak Pasha Palace, Mt. Nemrut, the Beehive houses of Harran and ancient Urartian ruins.

More Eastern Turkey...what you would have seen if you'd been there with me! Castles glowering over the plains, ancient Urartian forts braced against the mountain side, more simits(!), landscapes, scenes from the Bazaars, beautiful, friendly faces of the Kurds who live in eastern Turkey.

A Stroll through Istanbul:   A portrait of the enduring city, its people and monuments such as the Blue Mosque, Yeni Jami, Galata Bridge.

INDIA

NEW A TRIBAL ODYSSEY IN GUJARAT INDIA: PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF TRIBAL INDIA, PORTRAITS OF RABARI, BHIL, MEGHWAR, GARACIA , REMOTE VILLAGES, COSTUMES, JEWELRY, CRAFTS, TRIBAL TATTOOS, LANDSCAPES OF SALT FLATS, RANN OF KUTCH,

NEW MORE FROM TRIBAL GUJARAT...CAMEL CARAVANS, EMBROIDERIES, COSTUME, TRADITIONS, COLORFUL PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE LAST OF INDIA'S WANDERING NOMADIC TRIBES

NEW Gujarat: Temples, Villages, Tribes.  BUSTLING VILLAGE MARKETS, CRUMBLING HAVELIS,  ANCIENT TEMPLES, THESE PHOTOS OFFER YOU A VIRTUAL TOUR OF A FASCINATING COUNTRY.

 Tradition in Kerala, India:   Ancient Hindu ritual dances unique to southern India. Men wearing  elaborate costumes are inhabited by a goddess who speaks through them as an oracle to the faithful of this Hindu sect. 

Kathakali: Drama dance of Kerala.  Photos of actors applying their fantastic makeup.

The Face of India: Portraits of the working people of Kerala from Mangalore to Kochi. Scenes from warehouses, shops and the rice canals of Alleppy. Delhi photographs  Sufi mosques and Jemaa Masjid in Delhi

 The Vedic Boy Monks of Thrissur  Scenes from a Vedic monastery in Thrissur, India

INDIA: Color photographs of village scenes in Rajasthan. Pushkar Fair and Pushkar, Mandawa and Jaiselmer. People, camels, village scenes showing rural Indian life.

ASIA 

Chinese Landscapes   Landscapes of Yunnan's 'red earth' district, canola fields, rice terraces, and fog shrouded mountains.

People of Tibet:    Photographs of the Khampa tribe and other Tibetan people in traditional costume, in monasteries, at festivals and in nomad tents.  Landscapes of Quinghai Province China.

Colors of China :   Still life photographs taken in the market place emphasizing color and design. "Chinese-style" landscapes of mountains and fog and rice fields.

Laos and Mekong River    Buddhist monasteries, monks, Luang Prabang, villages, Mekong river, village life, landscapes, architecture    

Siem Riep: Cambodia's city of ancient temples including Angkor Wat and Ta Prohm.  

AFRICA

MEDINA, SOUKS AND TANNERY OF FES:  A photographic stroll through the narrow streets of Fes medina: artisans at work, Fassis in the souks, mosques, and tanneries.  Medieval life in today's Fes.

Moroccan Love of Color   Photographs of Morocco that show the brilliant colors Moroccans love. Pictures of Berber jewelry, colorfully painted walls in Kasbahs, shops and homes plus color landscapes of   Morocco’s  mountain regions, deserts and cities that inspire Moroccan weavers, embroiderers and painters.

Landscapes of Morocco's Erg Chebbi  Sand dunes, nomad tents, landscapes up close and panoramic showing the diverse colors and shapes of Morocco's Erg Chebbi

Berbers of North Africa  Photographs of nomads and their lives in tents, caves and on the move. Portraits of Haratine,  Berbers, particularly of the Tafilalet, photos of  souks, tanneries ... a glimpse into the everyday life of Morocco.

GRAND SAHARA EXPEDITION   Touareg, R'guibat tribesmen. 5000km of  empty Sahara with 4x4. Photographs of Sahara Desert landscapes, the infamous salt mine of Taodenni, salt caravans led by Touareg and Moors.  Portraits of miners, caravans,

People of  the Sahara: Mali and Mauritania featuring the tribes of the Fulani (Peul), Moors, and Touareg

 

Woodabe: Geerewol and Yaake   Portraits of the Woodabe, part of the Fulani tribe, taken during Geerewol and Yaake ceremonies.

Egypt  Photographs of Egypt:  Cairo and Luxor.  Scenes of Luxor: In the market place, Luxor Temple, farmers, barbershop, butchers, carpet weavers. 

Images of Mali    A glimpse of life in this vast landlocked country: scenes from Timbuktu, Djenne, Mopti, Segou, the Niger River, and caravan life in the Sahara Desert. Mali is a kaleidoscope of tribes: Bambara, Mandingo, Dogon, Bozo, Touareg, Bela, Moors and others. Each tribe has distinct customs, architecture, beliefs, and ways of making a living.

USA

 Rodeo: PROFESSIONAL COWGIRLS AND COWBOYS COMPETE IN RODEO SPORTS

 

NORTHERN RUSSIA

  ST.PETERSBURG TO MOSCOW      VIA RUSSIA'S NORTHERN LAKES AND RIVERS

 

 Sojourn in Morocco: photographs and writings about the desert Berbers of Morocco's Tafilalet region.

Lost in the Sahara

I get into trouble...again.

Photographer's Statement

It's all about me!

Once Upon a Time in Rajasthan

Three weeks in the fairytale land of northern India                  

 

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